GRE Word List

PHOENIX

a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period

The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.

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WordMeaning
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)
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recessionthe act or action of receding : withdrawal
punctiliousmarked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions
temperamentcharacteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response
nauseouscausing nausea or disgust : nauseating
retrieveto locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
synthesisthe composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole
conspiracythe act of conspiring together